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Where Were the Planets on January 4, 1917?

Quick Answer

On January 4, 1917, the Sun was in Capricorn (13°35' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (87% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 4, 1917. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°58' Taurus at midnight UTC to 7°23' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 4, 1917
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°35'32" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1916	Jan 20, 1917 into Aquarius
Moon	1°13'09" Gemini	Direct	Jan 4, 1917	Jan 6, 1917 into Cancer
Mercury	2°51'56" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 1, 1917	Jan 18, 1917 into Capricorn
Venus	16°21'51" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 22, 1916	Jan 15, 1917 into Capricorn
Mars	26°03'22" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 1, 1916	Jan 9, 1917 into Aquarius
Jupiter	25°47'22" Aries	Direct	Oct 26, 1916	Feb 12, 1917 into Taurus
Saturn	28°13'10" Cancer	Retrograde	Dec 7, 1916	Jun 24, 1917 into Leo
Uranus	17°43'39" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	4°02'36" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	3°10'40" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	20°10'50" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on January 4, 1917

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 87% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 4, 03:15 UTC	Mars square Jupiter	Exact square
Jan 4, 09:38 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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